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Secret Donor Gives and Gives for 25 Years–$2.3 Million to Fund Education and Support for Poorer Families in China

The year was 1999, and on a late November day the volunteers at the Ningbo Charity Federation in Eastern China found a strange letter...

Young Driver Fatality Rates Have Fallen Sharply in the US, Helped by Education, Restrictions

A new report from a non-profit coalition of highway safety offices shows that rates of fatal traffic collisions of drivers under the age of...

Hormel Foods to Provide Free College Education to Children of All Its 16,000 Employees

Hormel Foods announced last week that it will begin offering two years of free college tuition to all the children of their American employees...

School Gives Students Credit for Physical Education Class When They Do Yard Work for Seniors and the Disabled

Not only has the yard work been beneficial to the homeowners who can't mow their own lawns – it has also had a tremendous impact on the students as well.

Humble College Professor is Putting All of His Nobel Prize Money Towards His Students’ Education

Rather than keeping the Nobel prize money for himself, this humble biology professor is using it all to help his students pursue an education in the arts.

What if Your Homework Included Comic Books? NFL All-Pro Pushes to Make Education Fun

Ovie Mughelli had an impressive career in the NFL, playing as an All-Pro fullback for the Baltimore Ravens and the Atlanta Falcons. He is now...

Mom Determined to Show Daughter the Importance of Education Crosses the Stage for Diploma While in Active Labor

Despite having to endure the pain of contractions, this 31-year-old mother was determined to walk across the stage to receive her diploma.

Chelsea Soccer Club to Fight Antisemitism by Offering Education at Auschwitz for Racist Fans, Rather Than Bans

As a means of personally combatting antisemitism amongst their fans, the powerful Chelsea football club in England will be offering their fans an alternative...

Two US States Have Become the First to Require Mental Health Education in School

One of the bills was developed, researched and presented by high school students, too.

On 4/20, Colorado Boasts Record-breaking Surplus Tax Revenue Used for Education, Homelessness

Since retail marijuana stores started opening up in 2014, Colorado has experienced a boom in tax revenue – and most of it is being used to help “Colorado's most vulnerable citizens”.

When Politician Disses African Education Fundraiser, the Backlash Raises $250K Instead

Hi @corybernardi pic of me in dress as CE of SA Att Gens Dept raising money for charity. Happy to do it again as...

Saudi Women Will No Longer Need Men’s Permission to Seek Education, Health Care

Saudi Arabia is slowly – but surely – starting to join the modern world in terms of gender equality Though the kingdom is still one...

Google is Devoting $50 Million to Closing Global Educational Gap

As kids in the modern world learn more and more through the use of technology, some school children without that same access to internet...

Scotland’s First Eco-Village for the Homeless Will Offer Education Too

The first tiny house village of its kind opening in Edinburgh will not only provide valuable housing to the homeless, but educational resources as well.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Donates $1.3Mil For Arts Education in US Schools

They celebrated more than just musical theater at the 70th annual Tony Awards June 12. It was announced Andrew Lloyd Webber was awarding $1.3...

Chinese Billionaire Donates $2Bil to Education, Health and Environment

His company may sound like it was named after a dime, but the founder of Tencent is a Chinese billionaire who has just donated...

Alabama’s New Education Standards Praised for Being Pro-Science

Alabama school standards for teaching science are evolving. Education leaders have pushed past old standards which led to requirements like stickers on biology books warning...

UPDATE: “Sidewalk Scholar” Boy Gets Education Paid Through College

A little boy in the Philippines who didn’t even have a light to study by at night now has enough scholarship money to see...

Beaming Education From Space to World’s Poorest, Remote Places

A company wants to build virtual libraries in places the Internet doesn’t reach by blanketing the earth with data beamed from satellites. More than four...
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Ongoing global education crisis and what young people can do to change it

As a newly-appointed Global Youth Ambassador for A World at School, I want to bring attention to the 57 million children around the world...